Meehan Auditorium

George V. Meehan Auditorium
Construction

Location	Hope St & Lloyd Ave Providence, RI
Owner	Brown University
Operator	Brown University
Capacity	3,100 (hockey)
Surface	200x85 ft (hockey)
Opened	1961
Construction cost	$1.8 million
Tenants
Brown Bears (men's and women's ice hockey)

The George V. Meehan Auditorium is a 3,059-seat hockey arena, in Providence, Rhode Island. The arena opened in 1961 and was dedicated on January 6, 1962. On September 28, 1964, at the same time that he was campaigning to stay in office, U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson addressed the bicentennial convocation of Brown University at Meehan, in favor of educational opportunity, freedom of conscience and the proposed National Endowment for the Humanities.^[1] It is named for George V. Meehan, the benefactor of the arena, which he hoped would "service and promote" the Brown Bears ice hockey program, which now belongs to the Ivy and ECAC Hockey leagues.

In 1965, Meehan Auditorium hosted the Frozen Four ice hockey semi-finals of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). It is recognizable for its large white domed roof, and is located on the highest corner (Hope Street and Lloyd Avenue) of Brown's main athletic complex on College Hill in Providence. It was renovated in 2002, bringing its capacity up to its current level.

References

↑ Lyndon Baines Johnson, Remarks in Providence at the 200th Anniversary Convocation of Brown University. September 28, 1964, The American Presidency Project, University of California, Santa Barbara, retrieved on May 24, 2009

External links

Meehan information at BrownBears.com

Preceded by University of Denver Arena Denver, Colorado	Host of the Frozen Four 1965	Succeeded by Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota

Brown University

Schools	College Graduate School Alpert Medical School School of Engineering

Research Centers	Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women Watson Institute for International Studies Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World

Athletics	Ivy League Brown Bears Brown Stadium Meehan Auditorium Murray Stadium Pizzitola Sports Center Stevenson Field

Campus	Buildings Statues Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology Ladd Observatory John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library Sciences Library John Carter Brown Library John Hay Library University Hall Van Wickle Gates

History	History of Brown University List of Brown University people Alumni Faculty Presidents

Student Life	Traditions Alma Mater Brown Daily Herald Brown Journal of World Affairs WBRU Brown Student & Community Radio Brown Television The Brown Jug The Brown Noser Brown Political Review Critical Review

Organizations	Brown Band University Orchestra Production Workshop Opera Productions The Chattertocks of Brown University Badmaash Dance Company Sarah Doyle Women's Center

ECAC Hockey

Teams	Brown Bears men women Clarkson Golden Knights men women Colgate Raiders men women Cornell Big Red men women Dartmouth Big Green men women Harvard Crimson men women Princeton Tigers men women Quinnipiac Bobcats men women Rensselaer Engineers men women St. Lawrence Saints men women Union Dutchmen men women Yale Bulldogs men women

Venues	Meehan Auditorium (Brown) Cheel Arena (Clarkson) Starr Rink (Colgate) Lynah Rink (Cornell) Thompson Arena (Dartmouth) Bright Hockey Center (Harvard) Hobey Baker Memorial Rink (Princeton) TD Bank Sports Center (Quinnipiac) Houston Field House (Rensselaer) Appleton Arena (St. Lawrence) Achilles Rink (Union) Ingalls Rink (Yale) Boardwalk Hall (Men's tournament)

Championships & awards	Men's champions Women's champions Player of the Year Rookie of the Year Coach of the Year Best Defensive Defenseman Best Defensive Forward Ken Dryden Award Student-Athlete of the Year Most Outstanding Player in Tournament

Brown Bears men's ice hockey

Playing venues	Meehan Auditorium (1961–present)

Head coaches	Irving Hunt (1897–1899) Charles Cooke (1899–1900) Theodore Pevear (1900–1902) Harold MacKinney (1902–1903) Stephen Hunt (1903–1904) Peter Chase (1904–1905) Prescott Hill (1905–1906) James Gardner (1926–1927) Jean Dubuc (1927–1929) Thomas Taylor (1929–1931, 1933–1938) Robert Taylor (1931–1933) Arthur Lesieur (1938–1939) Westcott Moulton (1947–1952) Donald Whiston (1952–1955) James Fullerton (1955–1970) J. Allan Soares (1970–1974) Richard Toomey (1974–1978) Paul Schilling (1978–1982) Herb Hammond (1982–1988) Bob Gaudet (1988–1997) Roger Grillo (1997–2009) Brendan Whittet (2009–present)

Conference affiliations	ECAC Hockey (1961–present)

All-time leaders	Bill Gilligan (180 Points) Bob Wheeler (86 Goals)

Frozen Four appearances	1951 1965 1976

NCAA Tournament appearances	1951 1965 1976 1993

Brown University Providence, RI

Brown Bears women's ice hockey

Playing venues	Meehan Auditorium

Head coaches	Margaret Degidio Murphy (1988–2011) Amy Bourbeau (2011–)

Seasons	1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12

Conference affiliations	ECAC Hockey (ECAC)

Women's Frozen Four appearances	2002

NCAA Tournament appearances	2002

Conference Tournament champions	ECAC: 1998 2000 2002

Patty Kazmaier winners	Alison Brewer (2000)

Brown University Providence, RI

Coordinates: 41°49′53″N 71°23′57″W / 41.831432°N 71.399031°W / 41.831432; -71.399031

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